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Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
basement membrane disease ... of glomerular disease ... Renal Causes ... Diagnosis #causes #urology ... #nephrology #renal
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis
Renal:
 - Glomerular - IgA Nephropathy, Thin basement membrane, Alport syndrome,
Causes of Hematuria ... Differential Diagnosis Renal ... necrosis, Sickle cell disease ... #Hematuria #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #urology
Glomerular Diseases - Spectrum
 - Insidious vs Acute
 - Nephritic (hypertension, hematuria, renal failure) vs Nephrotic
Glomerular Diseases ... (hypertension, hematuria ... , renal failure) ... #Glomerular #Diseases ... differential #diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Hematuria - Glomerular vs Non-glomerular

== Glomerular ==
- Glomerulonephritis 
- Thin basement membrane disease 

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Causes of Hematuria ... basement membrane disease ... Pyelonephritis - Renal ... Polycystic kidney disease ... #Differential #Urology
Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
of Macroscopic Hematuria ... suggest intrinsic renal ... disease - Timing ... Diagnosis #EM #IM #Urology ... #Hematuria #Macroscopic
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup ... Algorithm • Confirm hematuria ... → Refer to Nephrology ... for renal biopsy ... uw_IMresidency #Hematuria
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Hematuria in Post-Renal ... , Busulfan • Disease ... TheIDtrivia #Hematuria ... #Renal #Transplant ... management #treatment #nephrology
Legionnaire's Disease - Extrapulmonary organ involvement: CNS: Mental confusion, encephalopathic, headache. Cardiac: Relative bradycardia. GI: Loose
Legionnaire's Disease ... Renal: Microscopic ... hematuria, renal
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal ... (Pulmonary and renal ... Dyspnea, Fever, Hematuria ... for Pulmonary Renal ... differential #diagnosis #nephrology
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
triad (flank pain, hematuria ... locally advanced disease ... Hematuria (most ... of metastatic disease ... of metastatic disease